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Coast Southwest is a leading full-service, chemical distribution and ingredient technology company. From six strategic locations, we serve manufacturers and formulators for personal care and household products throughout the United States with high-quality functional ingredients, on-time deliveries, and exceptional customer service.

Discover Coast Southwest

Coast Southwest was incorporated in 1985 in Placentia, CA as a regional distributor. Today the company serves customers across the U.S. and has expanded operations to six locations, including an innovation center for research and development in Arlington, TX.

Coast Southwest sponsors the California YBTC! Program, which enhances K-8 science education by introducing the science of chemistry as it relates to our everyday lives. The capstone of the program is the annual California YBTC Challenge.

We provide a wide range of preservative systems and solutions, from classic preservation to contemporary and custom solutions, specifically designed and refined to meet the ever-changing needs of today’s personal care market.

Oleochemicals

We offer a vast array of basic oleochemical products from the foremost producers around the world.

Coast Southwest provides sample formulas that chemists can use to develop a variety of applications, from leading- edge products that use the latest in ingredients and technologies to economy products for the mass market.

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Colormaker Color Blends

Natural Colorants from ColorMaker

Welcome to the world of ColorMaker, where science, experience, and art come together to produce custom natural color blends created for your specific product, process, distribution, and packaging requirements.

Coloring personal care products with natural color additives requires a technical expertise not often found on a customer’s staff. ColorMaker meets this need by developing shelf-stable, custom, natural color blends that aid product development by making it easier to achieve a desired color target.

Responses to sample requests are tailored to meet your exact needs. Rather than sending standard samples that may or may not function in your product, samples are formulated for your specific product, process, and or packaging.

Contact us. We can improve the visual appeal of your product…naturally.